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Fitness & Exercise (Page 3)

Walking for Health? A Faster Pace Boosts Benefits

2025-07-29
By: Exporter
On: July 29, 2025
In: Fitness & Exercise

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to cut your odds of an early death by almost 20%?  Take just 15 minutes out of your day for a brisk walk, researchers advise. While it’s known that regular walking is healthy, the new study suggests maintaining a peppy pace isContinue Reading

For the Win: College Student Powerlifts Past Breast Cancer

2025-07-25
By: Exporter
On: July 25, 2025
In: Cancer, Fitness & Exercise

FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — LaShae Rolle, 27, is a competitive powerlifter capable of squatting 441 pounds, benching 292 pounds and deadlifting 497 pounds. Last year, breast cancer tried to derail Rolle’s dreams of going up against the best of the best. But Rolle steamrolled her cancer, keepingContinue Reading

You Might Not Need As Many Daily Steps As You Think, Review Argues

2025-07-24
By: Exporter
On: July 24, 2025
In: Cancer, Care Giving, Fitness & Exercise, Mental Health

THURSDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Walkers don’t need to march 10,000 steps a day to gain substantial health benefits, a comprehensive new evidence review has concluded. Instead, getting just 7,000 steps a day appears to be most effective in reducing a person’s risk of death and chronic illness,Continue Reading

‘Weekend Warrior’ Workouts Reduce Diabetics’ Risk Of Death

2025-07-23
By: Exporter
On: July 23, 2025
In: Diabetes, Fitness & Exercise

WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A “weekend warrior” exercise schedule can lower diabetics’ risk of early death, a new study says. People with diabetes who get all their recommended weekly exercise in one or two sessions – the “weekend warrior” approach – were 21% less likely to dieContinue Reading

Urgent Care Often Hands Out Inappropriate Prescriptions, Study Finds

2025-07-23
By: Exporter
On: July 23, 2025
In: Fitness & Exercise, Vitamins / Drugs

WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Urgent care clinics are handing out fistfuls of antibiotics, steroids and opioids for conditions these drugs won’t help, a new study says. “Previous studies had shown that patients continue to receive antibiotics for diagnoses where they may not be indicated, such as forContinue Reading

Endurance Athletes Could Be At Increased Risk Of Dangerous Heart Scarring, Researchers Say

2025-07-23
By: Exporter
On: July 23, 2025
In: Fitness & Exercise

WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Apparently healthy endurance athletes could have scar tissue building up in their heart, increasing their risk of dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, a new study says. About half of a large group of middle-aged male cyclists and triathletes showed signs of scarring in theirContinue Reading

Early Smartphone Access Harms Developing Minds, Study Warns

2025-07-22
By: Exporter
On: July 22, 2025
In: Fitness & Exercise, Kids' Health, Mental Health

TUESDAY, June 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Care about your kid’s well being? Then best not give them a smartphone until they’re a full-fledged teenager, a major new study says. Kids given a smartphone when they were younger than 13 tend to have poorer mental health and well-being, researchers reportContinue Reading

Increasing Walk Cadence Counters Frailty Among Seniors, Study Says

2025-07-21
By: Exporter
On: July 21, 2025
In: Fitness & Exercise, Seniors

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Putting a little more pep in the step could help elderly folks improve their health and remain independent, a new study says. Older adults who slightly increased their walking cadence wound up with substantial improvements in physical function, researchers reported July 17 inContinue Reading

Seven Seconds Can Protect Pedestrians At Intersections

2025-07-21
By: Exporter
On: July 21, 2025
In: Fitness & Exercise, Public Health

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A seven-second head start for pedestrians can save lives and prevent injuries at busy intersections, a new study says. Pedestrian-related injuries dropped by 33% at crosswalks where New York City rejiggered traffic lights to give walkers those extra seven seconds, researchers report inContinue Reading

Belly Fat Increases Stress Incontinence Risk

2025-07-17
By: Exporter
On: July 17, 2025
In: Bladder Health, Fitness & Exercise

THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged women with more belly fat have a higher risk for stress urinary incontinence, a recent study says. Fat around the waist and visceral organs increases by 33% a woman’s risk of leaking when she sneezes, coughs or exerts herself, researchers reported inContinue Reading

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